The annual inflation rate in Kosovo rose to 6.7% in March 2026, up from 6% in the prior month.
This marks a new high since March 2023, as transport prices surged to 10.5% from a 2.1% increase in the previous month, while slowing for all other categories.
Price pressures eased for food (6.7% versus 8%), housing and utilities (15.2% versus 15.7%), furnishings (2.9% versus 3.4%), alcoholic beverages, and tobacco (4% versus 4.9%), restaurants, and hotels (6.7% versus 9.2%), clothing and footwear (1.7% versus 3%), recreation, and culture (1.5% versus 1.8%), health (4.6% versus 7.1%), while prices reversed for education (-0.3% versus 0.5%).
On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 1.5%, up from 0.6% in the previous month.